Local News Releases
These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
- Category: Local News Releases
SILVER CITY, NM, August 30, 2024 – The Gila National Forest manages numerous small water systems that provide drinking water. On February 24, 2024, we were notified that we failed to collect required drinking water samples for inorganic nitrates/nitrites. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, the public has a right to know what happened and what we are doing to correct the situation.
- Category: Local News Releases
Community Collaboration Meeting
Thursday, September 5, 2024, 9:00 am
Silco Theater
311 North Bullard Street, Silver City, NM 88061
Please join us on Thursday, September 5, for our next Community Collaboration Meeting at the Silco Theater, 311 North Bullard Street, at 9:00 am.
We are headed into Fall with a great line up of Festivals and Fun in Silver City. This month we are going to feature two such events with the women who keep them going.
- Category: Local News Releases
The Rotary Club of Silver City hosts bake sale and provides an opportunity to meet with a local World War II Veteran, Bill Harrison while raising funds for the Indian Springs Ranch
The Rotary Club of Silver City will provide a unique opportunity to meet Bill Harrison, local, World War II Veteran at a Bake Sale on Saturday, September 7, 2024. The fundraiser will be at the Makers Market located in beautiful downtown Silver City at the Main Street Plaza, 700 N. Bullard Street, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Several homemade baked treats will be available for purchase; all are welcome, please invite your friends and family and help us spread the word. In addition to the bake sale fundraiser the club will be matching up to $1,000 in local contributions to help support the Indian Springs Ranch, Warrior's Retreat.
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The Chiricahua Apache Nation and National Foundation would like to invite you to the Art Opening at Light Art Space Gallery
Silver City, NM
on Friday Sept. 6th from 5-7 pm.
"Chiricahua Apache Sacred Origins and Lifeways"
The exhibit features historic and contemporary Art made by Chiricahua Apache Artists, that includes Paintings, Baskets, Regalia, Sculpture, Jewelry and other works. The show will be up for the entire month of September.
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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, and the Silver City Public Library will celebrate by offering one week of free library card replacements on Monday, September 16 through Saturday, September 21, 2024, during normal library operating hours. Each person's first library card is always free, but the library normally charges $5.00 to replace lost cards. "We offer free library card replacement days once or twice every year. It is a great opportunity for those who have lost their cards to regain access to library resources and services," explained Lillian Galloway, library assistant director
- Category: Local News Releases
Bayard Police Department
Tuesday, Aug. 27
Welfare check
Erie Street
Unknown underage juvi at this address was crying on the phone only saying "My Mom"/then when being questioned mentioned being tired of being abused/advised she doesn't know her mom's name/when asked her last name she hung up. Contact with (redacted)/advised daughter called/advised she was upset and she took the phone away.
Wednesday, Aug. 28
Disturbance
Cobre High School
An unknown gender student threatening a teacher in the hallway.
- Category: Local News Releases
Monday, Aug. 26
Welfare check
Fierro Road
The ER is trying to get a hold of him to pick up his client/he is not answering. Deputy advised he had contact and will be on his way to the hospital.
Larceny
Grant County Landfill
Male showed up and a lady before him stole his dog/he is saying the lady is identified and is in a beat-up white truck. Caller is the scale attendant and will hold (redacted) on the scale until a deputy arrives.
- Category: Local News Releases
Monday, Aug. 26
Welfare check
W. 12th Street
Male and female across the street arguing and believe they are throwing things at each other. Officer advised contact with two subjects on campus/out with a named female and a named male/negative warrants both subjects.
Criminal damage to property
N. Silver Street
Caller's neighbor is pushing the son, yelling at him and slapping him/they are always yelling at the 11-year-old/caller saw the mom's boyfriend hit him. Just kicked out of the house after arguing with his mother/he walked out of the house – not kicked out/but he broke the window to caller's vehicle/caller then told him he was not welcomed back to the house.
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